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3 unusual facts about Harold Lothrop Borden


Harold Lothrop Borden

In Halifax, Nova Scotia the base of the South African War Memorial has a panel commemorating the Battle of Witpoort.

The death of Lieutenant Harold Lothrop Borden at Witpoort on 16 July 1900 occurred when Lieutenant John Edgar Burch and he, while assisting the Royal Irish Fusiliers and some New Zealanders withstand a Boer assault on Witpoort ridge, led a counter-attack.

Royal Canadian Dragoons

The most famous casualty of the 1st Battalion was Harold Lothrop Borden.



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